Author: Alan Brown

The first inhabitants of Charleston were Wando, Sewanee, and Kiawah Indians, who lived in the area until the mid-1700s. The first colonists from England called their city “Charles Towne” after their king, Charles II. Because...

There are so many churches in Charleston that it is known as the Holy City. St. Philip’s Church is the first Anglican church organized in the South. The first St. Philip’s was built at the corner of meeting and Broad streets...

The Old Exchange Building is one of the most historically important colonial buildings still standing in the United States. Built in 1771 on 122 East Bay Street on the site of the Court of the Guard, colonists met in the Great...

The Dock Street Theater was the first building in America designed solely for theatrical performances. The theater opened at the corner of Church and Dock streets on February 12, 1735, with the production of a bawdy farce by...